''The Statesman'' was a weekly newspaper published in the U,S. state of
Georgia in the period 1932–1956.
It was founded by the white supremacist politician
Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884 – December 21, 1946) was an attorney and American politician who served three terms as the 67th governor of Georgia, from 1933 to 1937, and then again from 1941 to 1943. Elected to a fourth term in November ...
in 1932.
Originally published in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, Its publication was moved to
Hapeville, Georgia
Hapeville is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States, that is 2.5 square miles wide. Hapeville is located inside I-285 between the city of Atlanta to its North and the Atlanta International Airport to its south. The population was 6,553 ...
in 1938.
Talmadge used ''The Statesman'' to promote his political views. It printed editorials written by himself claiming that
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
was compromising American sovereignty, making the allegation that the British prime minister
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...
was being allowed to "meddle" in the affairs of Congress with Roosevelt's support. In the 1944 election, ''The Statesman'' ran a headline reading "Election of Roosevelt Means Promoting Negroes in Georgia".
His son
Herman Talmadge took over publishing ''The Statesman'' after returning from World War II.
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Defunct newspapers published in Georgia (U.S. state)
Newspapers established in 1932
Publications disestablished in 1956
Defunct weekly newspapers
1932 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
1956 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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